
Middle Bronze Age I
Black Polished Miniature Bottle
Pottery miniature bottle of Black Polished ware; hand-made; cylindrical neck with cutaway spout; small pierced vertical lug at neck base; slightly convex body with flattened base; highly lustrous burnished black slip; decorated with incised geometric patters infilled with lime paste, including horizontal bands framing a wavy line on neck and shoulder, double framed vertical cross-hatched bands alternating with single or double circles on body; fabric dark grey; small chip at base. Dimensions: Height: 9.10 centimetres; Width: 2.90 centimetres Object Type: bottle Ware: Black Polished Techniques: handmade; slipped; burnished; incised
Date
2000 - 1750 BC
Accession No.
2001,0423.1
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Found/Acquired: Cyprus
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